jacopo palma the elder, also known as jacopo negretti, was a renowned venetian painter of the italian high renaissance. born in serina alta near bergamo, a dependency of the republic of venice, palma is called palma vecchio in english and palma il vecchio in italian to distinguish him from palma il giovane, his great-nephew, who was also a painter. early life and career palma's early life and training are not well-documented, but it is believed that he was apprenticed to andrea previtali, a fellow venetian painter. he was first recorded in venice in 1510, but had probably already been there f…